Billy Murray
Billy Murray (1877–1954) was perhaps the most prolific recording artist of the acoustic recording era. His distinctive nasal baritonish-tenor voice, which recorded extremely well, and his perfect diction contributed to the popularity of his records. During his career, Murray recorded for nearly every company in existence, most notably for Edison and Victor. Murray's repertoire, while confined to the popular idiom, was wide-ranging. He was most famous for Irish dialect comic songs, but he could also handle ragtime and African American dialect material with ease, along with sentimental songs and Tin Pan Alley and Broadway material. Among the repertoire in which he specialized were many works composed by George M. Cohan.
The following recordings featuring Billy Murray are available in the National Jukebox:
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Come take a swim in my ocean | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Billy Murray; Haydn Quartet | 1909-06-04 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Take me up with you, dearie | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Billy Murray; Haydn Quartet | 1909-06-04 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Dixie Land, I love you | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | Billy Murray | 1909-08-16 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Little Willie | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | American Quartet | 1909-08-24 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Take me out for a joy ride | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Billy Murray; Haydn Quartet | 1909-07-07 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Hitchy koo | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | American Quartet | 1912-10-14 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Yankee Doodle | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Billy Murray; Haydn Quartet | 1910-04-26 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | That's why I never married | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | Billy Murray | 1911-03-03 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Gems from The pink lady | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | Victor Light Opera Company | 1911-03-07 |
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Vocalist - Tenor vocal | Gems from The pink lady | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | Victor Light Opera Company | 1914-09-30 |
